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Lessons Learned from the Polio Eradication Initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia: Analysis of Implementation Barriers and Strategies


Kayembe, Mafuta); Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (
Neel, Alonge)
Strategies to strengthen planning, promote accountability and learning, adapt programmatic activities, and engage with local communities were crucial in mitigating.barriers.
This paper focuses on implementation of polio eradication activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia, which are classified by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) as outbreak countries: They have halted indigenous wild poliovirus (WPV) but are experiencing reinfection as a result of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV). With the hope of illuminating key lessons learned that can inform ongoing polio eradication strategy and future health programmes, the paper describes and compares barriers to implementation, implementation strategies, and intended and unintended impacts of the GPEI within and across the 2 countries. This summary focuses on the communication elements high ....

Abigailh Neel , Wakgari Deressa , Patrick Kayembe , Olakunle Alonge , Eric Mafuta , Kamwina Nsapu , Loza Mesfin , World Health Organization , Group Polio , United Nations International Children Emergency Fund , Kinshasa School Of Public Health Kayembe , Public Health , Global Polio Eradication Initiative , Translation Of Research , Addis Ababa University Deressa , Ababa University , Kinshasa School , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School , Democratic Republic , Polio Eradication , Related Summaries , United Nations International Children , Emergency Fund , Polio Project , ஓலகூன்லே அலங்க , உலகம் ஆரோக்கியம் ஆர்கநைஸேஶந் ,